We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master who can meet the challenge of coaching our team towards maturity in its implementation of Scrum and Agile in our software delivery process.
- Your leadership style is ‘servant leadership’ and supports your teams to do their best work, rather than merely telling them what to do
- You like to improve things and are always looking to optimize a process or procedure
- You know how to build strong, trusted relationships with your team so that you can take a leadership role so that it’s easy to get the work done
- You know how to create a safe environment where problems can be raised easily with fear of judgement or repercussion
- You are an excellent communicator and can listen, question, explain and motivate. You also how to have difficult conversations without losing the respect and trust of your team
- You have experience in working in a SaaS development team
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Guide the team on how to use Agile/ Scrum to its most useful level
- Facilitating standups
- Facilitating retros
- Facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution
- Supporting the Product Owner with grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Resolving conflicts and remove obstacles, or guiding the team to remove obstacles
- Championing new processes and process changes (and documenting them)
- Supporting internal communication within the team to ensure transparency
- Communicating with other stakeholders to educate them on the process and performance of the development team
- Monitoring KPIs
What else you need
- CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
- 3-5 years of experience working as a Scrum Master with a software development team
- Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artefacts (eg. Definition of Done, Automated testing, backlog refinement etc.)
- Good knowledge of Agile frameworks and approaches (Kanban, XP, Crystal, FDD etc.)
- Strong problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work with a cross-functional team
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- MS/ BS degree in computer science, engineering or equivalent field a plus
What you can expect
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Being part of a team that has a measurable and direct impact on our success across the globe
- A challenging and fun working environment that prioritizing learning and development as well as action
- A comfortable WFH policy and equally comfortable office in Stellenbosch that offers in-house barista, daily lunches, and Team Fortress gaming with colleagues
Desired Skills:
- Scrum
- CSM